"Simply put, I should not have tied the two together. I am sorry and I promise to be better."
For anyone wondering why people thought this was in bad taste.
I missed the "a" the 1st time, so I thought he was saying since J.G is no help, CBJ will be picking 1st OA, reading it that way I was a little put off by that phrasing, then I saw the a and its tone deaf sure but not some appalling statementThats how we all read it. Its not about how he said it. Hes saying that JG is goint to help the jackets win the lottery while in heaven. The comment is just in poor taste.
man they are going hard at him on X"Simply put, I should not have tied the two together. I am sorry and I promise to be better."
For anyone wondering why people thought this was in bad taste.
I honestly struggle to understand how someone could interpret what he said as anything but the former here.
He rightfully is held to a high standard.man they are going hard at him on X
wow, chill out, it can't be good for you to get soo worked up over something relatively minor.Seravelli should invest in something he hasn’t in his life: Just For Men Hair Gel and Extra Strength Slim Fast.
f*** this guy, the only thing I’ll be surprised he does is a jumping jack.
Naw your just poor taste, be gone mofo.
Tasteless and unprofessional for sure, but not malicious... overall I think it was unnecessary to bring Gaudreau into this... and it was worded very poorly. I don't think he should be a writer.
I legit LOL'd don't forget he is in the media, I don't think the traditional standards apply anymoreHe rightfully is held to a high standard.
Apart from Peter Gzowski and George Plimpton, who has ever written well about hockey?
The fact that people would take time to complain about this saddens me. Hockey is business and media companies require content. So Seravelli writes something that addresses the human side -- that it's going to be hard for Columbus to compete this season without one of their best players, who was an inspiration in his life as he may be in death. He dashes in a little optimism, and possibly a little of his own Judaeo-Christian belief in an afterlife and the blessings of fortune, and the response is ... frankly what I'd expect from these boards.
There's no right way to handle the devastating loss of a young man like #13, not to mention all the other facts surround it. So it should also be obvious that anything from ignoring it to hoping that Columbus can find a way to heal and move forward is ok. A sentiment like that, wishing for the spirit of a lost individual to be there in the locker room throughout the season, would have been utterly commonplace in the years before this morally backward era.
He also changed the article one more time to just remove the connection entirely.He said sorry on twitter its ok
or the Devils win the cup and somehow the lotteryWhat if calgary wins the lottery? What does that tell us.
I am picturing someone in the Sens staff reading this then throwing out the draft of their thanks for dying card to Melnyk lolI'm not sure there was ever a time where "thanks for dying bro, lol, helping us get that #1 overall" was socially or morally acceptable.
I am picturing someone in the Sens staff reading this then throwing out the draft of their thanks for dying card to Melnyk lol
The in heaven part was an edit he later added. It started as "With a little help from Guadreau...."Obviously he meant in his first sentence that Gaudreau in heaven will help give the Jackets some luck. That's how I read it the first time, seems rather obvious. I'm surprised people are misreading this.
I do agree with you, he attached JG to the season when he should have phrased it so that JG was only attached to the lottery itself, if even referenced him at all.I understand wanting to reference it. It's a tragic loss and it's going to have an impact on the Columbus.
But the way Serevalli wrote it even with that dude's charitable interpretation is: "Gaudreau will be there with the team in spirit....... as they get caved in every single night to win the draft lottery"
... what is heart warming or a blessing or a blessed fortune about that?
Generally speaking when someone is with you in spirit - you overcome the odds and do something great. And Seravalli is implying the opposite which is why he apologized.
He also changed the article one more time to just remove the connection entirely.
Ample reasons to dislike the loser but this is a bit of reach, its pretty clear what he was trying to say he just worded it rather poorly.